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'Madden NFL 16' trailer marries insanity, vast budget

Published: Aug 21, 2015 at 04:33 AM

Here's something completely nuts.

The people behind the venerable Madden video game franchise have released a faux trailer to celebrate the release of Madden NFL 16. Again, it's pretty out there, so trying to describe the plot is kind of pointless. Basically, EA Sports spent a ton of money to put some of the NFL's most famous stars in a commercial for the most ridiculous action movie ever.

If you choose to click on the video above, you will see the following:

Did I mention Julio Jones karate chops a ninja 38 times? This is, by far, the best thing.

The latest Around The NFL Podcast continues the three-part Fantasy Extravaganza and takes you behind the scenes in Cleveland with Marc Sessler.

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